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FORTY-SIX
YEARS OF THE BELGRADE ASSOCIATION OF INVENTORS
The twentieth century, the century of great
technological innovations, is behind us. Now we find ourselves at
the beginning of the twenty-first century, expecting new and great
scientific breakthroughs, especially in the fields of various technology
developments. The previous forty-six years of the work of the Belgrade
Association of Inventors have shown that generations of inventors,
innovators, researchers and scientists have continued the tradition
of their famous predecessors and left valuable and highly esteemed
results as a legacy for future generations.
Back in 1956 the Organization of Inventors
was formed in Belgrade. The following year it grew into the Society
of Inventors and later on it became the Belgrade Association of Inventors
and Authors of Technical Improvements. The Belgrade Association of
Inventors is a part of the Yugoslav Association of Inventors, as well
as of the Serbian Association of Inventors. Its work has been based
on the same unique strategic principles on which the Organization
of Inventors used to work, together with other organisations that
have promoted creativity, thus streamlining creative potential into
a mass innovation movement. It is hard to make a concise retrospective
of the Association's overall results, yet it is necessary to mention
at least a few:
- A coherent organisation has been created,
including a large number of inventors, who persevere in developing
and enriching this extremely important organisation for everybody
involved. A clearly structured organisation has been formed, recognisable
for its work, as well as for its activity in developing specific program
tasks.
- In exchange for the work of creative people
in different firms, the Association has created huge development potentials,
thus providing goods and resources of great importance for this country
and this people. A part of these results has been promoted on various
inventors' exhibitions organised by the Association. It should be
noted that twenty-one exhibitions, which have officially become international
since the year 2000, were organized up to date. Hosting more than
3500 exhibitors with over 3000 exhibits the Exhibition has become
a traditional event and esteemed not only in Belgrade, but also in
the Republic, the Federation and, finally, outside our country.
- Thanks to the promotion of the inventors
and their inventions at this Exhibition, numerous authors have made
their presence in other domestic exhibitions, as well as in the established
exhibitions world-wide, winning high awards and credits for their
efforts, efforts of their associates, their companies and, finally,
the promotion of their country. All these achievements would be impossible
to obtain without the involvement of many companies, institutes and
universities in the activities of the Society. It is almost impossible
to measure the contribution of the Belgrade City Assembly, the Chamber
of Commerce, the Ministry of Science and Technology and numerous other
organizations and bodies.
- As integral parts of the Association, various
institutions have been created to help the inventors and firms protect
their copyright. Over 600 patent applications have been assessed lately,
150 of which have been given patent approval.
- An important integral part of the Association
is the processing of patent approvals, with the aim of helping the
new patents into the market. Various projects have been prepared through
the bodies, organizations and institutions responsible for their promotion
and placement, as well as for their financing and production realization.
A database of inventions has been made for potential users, so that
they could be informed and, if there was mutual interest, included
in the realization of the inventions. There are a large number of
entrepreneurs who have based their firms on their innovations and
inventions. A large number of inventors have promoted their products
with the aid of the Association and the Belgrade Chamber of Commerce
both inside the Chamber of Commerce and with the potential users.
- Very important results have been achieved
in the education of the members concerning the overall problems of
creating new inventions and their protection. Especially important
have been numerous lectures and direct advice, as well as work on
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